Author: Garry J. Wise, Wise Law Office, Toronto

It’s our final edition of 14o Law for the year!  Here are our leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter  for Friday, December 30, 2011: Lawsuit settled over Elly Mae Clampett Barbie doll http://bit.ly/vo2kup Ontario appeal court clarifies definition of catastrophic impairment – Canadian Lawyer Magazine http://bit.ly/d62xgF Boston Judge Upholds Twitter Subpoena

I typically like to do a year end wrap-up to accompany my Clawbie nominations.  This is my 2011 edition. I found myself doing more tweeting than blogging in 2011 – posting legal headlines on Twitter, and reposting those headlines daily at this blog with our daily 140 Law summaries, to be

It’s Black Friday in America, as we wish our American readers a happy Thanksgiving weekend, our busy week of tweets and headlines is almost at an end.   I’ll be blogging ‘n tweeting from a super-secret remote location next week (with very unreliable internet access, I’m told), so time will tell

Here are today’s leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Canada’s polygamy laws upheld by B.C. Supreme Courthttp://bit.ly/vwnYsD Article lays blame for lack of legal skills training on BigLaw.http://bit.ly/sIZob7 Did You Hear The Rumor That Law Schools Don’t Teach Lawyering? – JDs Rising http://ht.ly/7Da3Y France court allows Noriega extradition to

Today will be a big day for those watching British Columbia’s polygamy case, with a ruling expected from the BC Supreme Court.  Stay tuned for the decision. And now, without additional fanfare, here are today’s leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Landmark polygamy ruling to be handed down

Thanks to all 1500+ of you who tuned in with us for yesterday’s LSUC Webinar, Legal Ethics in an Age of Technology. Check out the live tweets and real-time discussions on Twitter @ #LSUCEthics.    And now, here is our Tuesday edition of the day’s leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Here

Happy Monday to you all!   Rachel is on vacation this week, so I’m filling in to bring you our regularly scheduled update of today’s leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Monday: Decision day for Occupy Toronto http://bit.ly/tHNNuM Lawyers battle constitutional rights over Occupy Toronto – 680 Newshttp://bit.ly/d62xgF Tories’ crime

Welcome to those who will be joining us tomorrow (Monday, November 21,2011) at 10:00 a.m. for Ethical Considerations in an Age of Technology, a live webinar from the Law Society of Uppor Canada’s CPD department. A couple of quick notes: If you are following the festivities on Twitter, we are suggesting

Here’s a teaser for our upcoming CPD webinar, Ethics Considerations in an Age of Technology, coming up on Monday at 10:00 a.m.  As Mitch Kowalski has noted, “This ain’t gonna be your grandpappy’s LSUC seminar:” This video was originally presented at Round 1 of our Law Society of Upper Canada

Here are this rainy day’s leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:

‘Thou Shalt Not …’ Visit Any of Our 11 McDonald’s Restaurants for the Remainder of Your Life – http://goo.gl/mLPb8
Push for ‘Personhood’ Amendments Is New Tack i…

Lawmaker files bill to bring back ‘dwarf tossing’ in Florida.

Not kidding.

– Garry J. Wise, Toronto

Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net

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For those who will be joining us today for Ethical Considerations in an Age of Technology, a live webinar from the LSUC CPE department, welcome.

A couple of quick notes:

If you are following the festivities on Twitter, we are suggesting use of &nbs…

A fine night it was, for Liberals and Leafs.

– Garry J. Wise, Toronto

Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net

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Via Ottawa Citizen:

As Conservative MPs attempt to call a sitting judge to testify before a parliamentary committee, the Canadian Judicial Council is warning that judges should never have to answer to politicians. 

The Conservatives on Tuesd…

Via Canadian Lawyer’s Legal Feeds Blog, Ontario Superior Court Justice David Brown recently offered a stinging criticism of the inability of the Province’s courts to accommodate electronic document filings:

 “It is now apparent that those who …

Brendan Shanahan, the NHL’s new Senior Vice President of Player Safety, delivers a concise video ruling that lands Buffalo Sabres’ forward Brad Boyes with a two-game suspension for a hit to the head on Toronto Maple Leaf (now Marlie) rookie Joe Colbou…